Ship&#39;s hatch



tudinal axis of the hatehway.. It will he understood that, when all hatches are shut, a cable 27 can be passed through all eyes 2G and through corresponding eyes secured to the headledges G, T and that it is only necessary to seal this cable Vin order to seal all the hatches.

What We claim is In hatehways for ships, a plurality of pairs of athWa-rtships, oppositely disposed flexible slatted shutters, said pairs being arranged side hy side in a :t'ore and aft direction so as to cover plurality o' sections of the hatehway, common driving` spindles lor all starboard and all port hatches, respectively, said spindle being adapted to he sefil) 

